Bible: Gen. 29:31-32; 30:1-2

The Family of Jacob

29:31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, 1  he enabled her to become pregnant 2  while Rachel remained childless. 29:32 So Leah became pregnant 3  and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, 4  for she said, “The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. 5  Surely my husband will love me now.”

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she 1  became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children 2  or I’ll die! 30:2 Jacob became furious 3  with Rachel and exclaimed, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children? 4 

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